One would have to be crazy to go into that stadium wearing the opposing teams jersey. Philly fans are very crass with limited mental capacity evidenced by batteries thrown at Santa. This isn’t news …..this is what Philly is, was, and always will…….just plain common.

Funny but I was at the game and I didnt see those glorious beautiful fans throw any snowballs. In fact, we had a good time with some Lions fans in our section. It was a great game, memorable weather, and a good time with others. But of course if theres snow, the media needs to exploit it with made up stories to besmudge the NFLs most passionate fanbase. Shameful.

Hope to god that, if these claims are true, the guilty are brought to justice. On a side note, as a Philadelphia citizen and fan, most of these “assaults” end up being revealed as a few drunk guys who started a fist fight. One lost, then exaggerates what happened.

Before everyone says that all philly fans are terrible, the story of course doesn’t mention that the man who was attacked also said that another philly fan came to his aid and was soo disgusted by what had happened he threw his eagles jersey in the trash. Don’t get me wrong I hope they catch these guys and its terrible but this kind of stuff is happening all over the country at every stadium.

He’s lying. Where he said it happened is the give away. Ask anyone that has taken the Broad Street subway to games and they know there are dozens of cops nearby, regardless of the weather.

It is a shame how many people accept these stories uncritically simply because its fits the preferred narrative of how awful Philly fans are. This guy is not from Philly and clearly has not attending many games. If he did, he would know how much his story stinks based on the reality of the area.

I have travelled to games from one side of this country to the other and other teams’ fans are every bit as bad and if not, worse. Broncos fans earlier this year kept yelling at me for being handicapped and how I could play better than the Eagles. (I am an amputee). Cardinals “fans” called me a cripple and insulted my wife for being married to a legless person (not even close to what they actually said) and it got so bad that some old Marine went up and punched a guy for what he said to me and my wife. I am sick of people acting like Eagles’ fans are the worst and everyone else are kind and friendly. Please.

Nofoolnodrool says:
Dec 10, 2013 6:23 PM
One would have to be crazy to go into that stadium wearing the opposing teams jersey. Philly fans are very crass with limited mental capacity evidenced by batteries thrown at Santa. This isn’t news …..this is what Philly is, was, and always will…….just plain common.

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Well done. You just managed to make up your own facts.

Nobody ever threw batteries at Santa. BUT 50 years ago some fans who are most likely dead by now, threw snowballs at a pathetic drunk Santa that trotted around with no hat on like an idiot.

Well there should be video in any event or security in any event, so there’s a problem whether the claim is true or not. At least a problem with not enough security IF it is true, and a problem with no video if they don’t have the video.

People still using the Santa Claus snowball thing to stereotype Eagles fans? Get over it and get some new material. Fights break out at most games. I have been to several games/stadiums and more times than not, there are fights. People are just trying to find a way to make Philly fans look bad. I went to the Linc this year and there were more big mouth opposing team fans there and they didn’t get “assaulted”

One would have to be crazy to go into that stadium wearing the opposing teams jersey. Philly fans are very crass with limited mental capacity evidenced by batteries thrown at Santa. This isn’t news …..this is what Philly is, was, and always will…….just plain common.
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Typical misinformed commenter. You took two separate incidents that occurred over 50 years apart and turned them into one event. FAIL! Batteries were not thrown at Santa. It didn’t even happen at an Eagles game. Research is your friend.

Nobody ever threw batteries at Santa. BUT 50 years ago some fans who are most likely dead by now, threw snowballs at a pathetic drunk Santa that trotted around with no hat on like an idiot.

But why let facts get in your way.

#bestfanswereeaglegreen

Now that’s better the knuckle draggers and mouth breathers in Philly only threw snowballs without provocation at Santa because he wasn’t wearing his entire uniform………flavor Dave Phillys rep can’t be changed…..home of the biggest db fans….you are the champs at something ….smile it sets you apart.

Seriously? We’ve been out the news for years. The puking incident was the last major thing and that guy got beat up. People have been looking at EVERYBODY ELSE but else, Montreal burning its city down, Vancouver burning its city down, San Fran stabbing and shooting Oakland fans, the incident where the SF Giants fan died, so on and so on and so on and now this.

That guy’s story was very fishy. He says the good Samaritan that came to his rescue was so disgusted with what he saw that he ripped off his Eagles jersey and threw it out. No one really does that. That was enough for me to call BS on the whole story.

But it is actually very believable that Philly fans did something like this.

Lions fans aren’t much better, who can forget “Shawn Payton” saying “Hi, I want you to relay a message to the sideline: If your stupid Southern team keeps winning, there will be reper…severe consequences, OK?”

That’s why the Vet was an opposing place for the visiting team. Now the link will be the same and we can start winning home games again. In 2 weeks for the Sunday night game Collinsworth better hope it doesn’t snow because snow balls will be flying in the box. #fearphilly

I was at this game… didnt wear lions gear… for the most part philly fans were cool but a few drunk fans looked at me as if they were confused that I was a Lions Fan and looked like they were trying to start something… but it all ended well

While I love Philly & my many visits there have been great, there’s zero chance I’ll go to a Philly football game. I went to some phillies’ games in full Braves gear and had no problems-at most light S-talking.

Everybody will rib the eagles fan base for this but it happens EVERYWHERE with EVERY TEAM. It’s a headline here because of clicks the topic will generate for the media demons like this site “eagles fans assault lions fan”. We get a bad rap because of the snowball situation ages ago… But let’s be honest. You don’t hear reports every week so again this is the media blowing up a story for clicks. Anything with fans fighting in Philly or Oakland ALWAYS will make headlines due to the past. Get over it…

And just curious…. I thought Detriot was a big bad tough city? I guess not everybody is a big bad tough criminal like tv makes them out to be… oh wait…… same situation in Philly.. hrmmm

He claims fans were throwing snow balls at him the entire game. Security would have been all over any one throwing snowballs at another fan. Story sounds a little weak. I’m surprised he didn’t claim he was targeted for the so called “knock out game.”

This shouldn’t happen and I hope they catch the perps. That being said I learned a long time ago to go into opposing stadiums uncolored and keeping it low key. Its either that or body armor and an uzi.

No group is more disgusted with the behavior of a few ignorant drunks Eagle fans than the vast majority of Eagle fans. Many of us go with our friends, wives and children and have no tolerance for foul mouth, aggressive, abusive drunks, and, if you’re so familiar with our behavior, you would know we’re the first ones to confront the idiots. The poster who stated that the area in question is heavily policed is correct. Someone “may” have got in a punch or two, but not the beat down that was described. People who think the Eagles fan base are populated by animals will believe what want, regardless of fact. As a point, no one ever threw batteries at Santa Claus !

I’ve been going to every home game for ten years. Do opposing fans get heckled? Absolutely. Just like I am when I go to the giants or redskins stadium. Have I ever witnessed a opposing fan at the Linc assaulted? No. There’s 70,000 people at these games and once in a while one or two do something over the line. It happens in every stadium. These brainless idiots who have probably never been to Philly that make these ridiculous “battery” “snowball and Santa” comments drive me crazy! The Santa incident happened 40 some years ago!! Christ half those fans are dead! Stop with the Philly trashing every time some reject crosses the line. It happens in every god damn city!!!

As a Philadelphia fan I want to wait and see if this story IS TRUE??? I don’t know yet but something does not seem right with his story.
***Every stadium has it’s share of dopes*** and as a long time season ticket holder there are about 10% of the crowd that gets really hammered which leads to problems. No different then almost all other venues. The Philly thing is really old and that is why Florio posted it. There were many problems this past weekend in multiple cities but he chose Philadelphia.
Living my whole life in a suburb of Philadelphia I am well aware of the absolutely safe/gorgeous suburbs surrounding the city. Many areas of Philadelphia are absolutely gorgeous (and safe) as well. The USA history here is incredible so never let that stop you from visiting. I could on but like any big city (#6 in population) the city has it’s blight but overall it is a great place to live.

There are bad apples in every bunch, but the Eagles fan base has a lot more scumbags than any other team’s fan base. These are the people who were cheering and clapping when Michael Irvin’s lifeless body was carted off the field in his last NFL game. Never in my life ever since that day (or before it, for that matter) have I seen such a disgusting display of mass scumbaggery.

I would wear my Viking gear with my friends at a game in Philly and good luck doing anything about it. At Viking games, I control my area. If a visiting fan is not bringing on the grief himself, I TELL the fans to back off. If he is obnoxious and rude, he is on his own.

I would wear my Viking gear with my friends at a game in Philly and good luck doing anything about it. At Viking games, I control my area. If a visiting fan is not bringing on the grief himself, I TELL the fans to back off. If he is obnoxious and rude, he is on his own.
==================================In what section are you an usher?

1. A female Patriots fan at a Jets game.
2. A 49ers fan at a Raiders game.
3. The refs at a Browns game
4. Anyone at a Kansas City Chiefs game.
5. Cliff Lee’s wife at a Yankees game (Being spit on at Yankee stadium is why her husband signed with Philly instead of the Yanks)
6. A Giants fan at a Dodgers game.

Wow… the list could go on and on, but I guess a huge liar making up a story is the worst!

You people that use the Santa Claus thing are just lazy. That happened over 50 years ago, so most on this thread were probably not alive. The battery thing was the Phillies and JD Drew which has to be at least 1o years ago because that was at the Vet. Most people who are commenting negatively have probably never been in the Linc. The talk around here is that the Linc is a problem because it’s too corporate and the intensity level isn’t there.

People love to act like Eagles fans are the only fans who ever did or said anything wrong or offensive. Unfortunately, those same people love to pretend that their team wears a halo made of pure gold and they never do anything wrong. It’s not simply Philadelphia but I guess it’s really easy to just join in with the chorus and post outdated comments about Santa, Super Bowls and filth. These were a few drunk guys looking for trouble, not the entire Eagles organization, not the entire fan base for the Eagles, not the entire city of Philadelphia.

As a football fan, I like to tease fans of other teams on occasion, but to physically assault someone just because they are wearing their favorite teams colors is beyond belief. Add this to the notorious reputation of the Philly sports fan.

Typical Eagles fans. I grew up in South Jersey 10 miles from The Vet. Being a Vikings fan I use to go to as many Eagles Vikings games as possible until I could not take it any more. NO CLASS & WHITE TRASH. That’s as you have to say.

Who knows what really happened. I can say this. I worked at the old Texas Stadium for 4 years and most Eagle fans seem more concerned with ruining everyone else’s good time, rather than root for their team or enjoy the game. Human garbage, most of them. 5 of them once tried jumping me in the bathroom once. These were grown men. Of course they found out the hard way the 6’8″ redneck in the corner was my little brother. It’s the only way these true tough guys know how to fight. Sorry. But I saw very few exceptions to to this rule. 5 or 6 on one seems to be their way.

I wouldn’t be caught dead at a football game, especially in Philadelphia. It’s a mob mentality. Young guys, probably out of work, living in their mother’s basement. Or they hate their dead end McJobs that pay next to nothing. They hate their lives. All they have to live for is the Iggles. That’s all they think about all week, they drink all morning and they’re probably plastered during the game as well. There’s your typical football fan in 2013.

Been to games at three different stadiums and its always like this for fans of the visiting team. I enjoy going to games, but its just not worth the time or money anymore. Sunday Ticket is $225 for the entire season. Just to go to a single game with my wife or son, I’d spend at least that much.

Ancient Rome was better… sheesh….
I am not picking on Eagles or any other team.
Go have fun, don’t try to ruin anybody else’s day.
No idea whether this particular story is true or not. Seems to be plenty similar incidents happening everywhere.

Philadelphia fans are, without a doubt, the biggest group of overweight, alcoholic, brain-dead, classless knuckle-dragging neanderthals that ever roamed the planet.

How about the drunk slob of a Phillies fan a few years back who stuck his finger down his throat so he could puke on a fan and his 12-year old son? Boy, that’s class!

I am actually hoping the Eagles finally DO win the Super Bowl, because their fans are such mouthbreathing morons they’ll end up burning down their own city and its window-licking inhabitants. That will then enhance the gene pool for generations to come.

Jets fan (a man) punches female NE fan in face.
Man murdered after game at Arrowhead.
London Fletchers family assaulted at Factory of Sadness.
Raiders/ 49ers cant play in preseason anymore after brawls in stadium/ 2 shot outside CANDLESTICK.
2 fans get bottles smashed over heads in San Diego (Dallas fans).
Man gets yelled at by eagles fans….
One of these things is not like the other. but everybody is right we are scumbags and Santa got hit with snowballs… 3 stadiums & 6 decades ago.

Well done Florio. As usual you leave out important information like the fact that an Eagles fan came to this guys aid? I guess that wasn’t relevant to the picture you were painting?

This guy’s story just doesn’t add up. Sooo he went to the game by himself wearing a Lions jersey? Was pelted by snowballs throughout the game regardless of the massive amount of security that doesn’t even remotely allow that to happen? Then with 60,000 people leaving the stadium at the same time, apparently he was attacked by 6 hooligans and only ONE other person saw this take place? This good Samaritan then throws his own eagles jersey in the trash?

Yep – totally adds up. No need to wait for them to actually look into the validity of this guys claims. It’s so much easier to regurgitate the same old santa/batteries comments and pretend the rest of the fans in every single stadium can do no wrong.

The city of brotherly idiots strikes again. You have to think that the lack of championships they have is karma for the morons that cheer for those teams. I hope they get the people responsible for this.

In LA, San Francisco, and Oakland, opposing fans are stabbed, shot, murdered, and beaten into comas. And that’s just for baseball games! Once again, the mouth breathing, PFT planet knuckleheads misappropriate their outrage, dissing a city like Philadelphia whose fans only crime was booing a skinny santa claus who was drunk and dressed like Dan Akroyd in Trading Places. boo flippin hoo.

@iggles07: Of COURSE an Eagles fan came to his aid. The stadium was 99% Eagles FANS!!! Should we give one of the few humans amongst the great uncivilized crowd a medal? Let’s make HIM the hero, instead of damning the savages that did it.

The mentality of the Philadelphia fan defies logic, intelligence and sanity.

If this guy’s story is true, then shame on the scumbags that did it. Karma has a way to play it’s self out with people like this. I used to think Detroit was the armpit of the United States, but Philly appears to be worse. I don’t recall hearing anything good about that city, except for their cheesesteaks, and a scene from “Rocky”. Although, I feel really bad for the victim, and no one should be physically harmed over their team support, You have to know that if you wear opposing teams colors to home team’s stadium you are more than likely to get some grief from home team fans. How you react, to that may determine whether or not the punks want to take it to the next level. You have to be aware of your surroundings in that situation, and stay in a crowd with other lions fans, or stay in view of police / security when leaving the stadium. This is why most fans prefer to watch at home and keep their kids as far away from stadiums as possible.

ws3rd – so you feel this guys story totally adds up right? Lions fan goes to the game completely alone…pelted by snowballs in a stadium that has security all over the place and literally kicks out anyone who is throwing anything….and the eagles fan than helped him throws away his own jersey? Who does that?

If he legitimately was attacked, I hope they throw the book at them. I just don’t think the guys story adds up. God forbid I don’t just believe every story I hear. Its not like people ever lie or anything like that right?

But go on, continue to act as though eagles fans are the worst in society. Every other stadium is packed with angels.

Dec 10, 2013 7:16 PM
I’m an Eagles season ticket holder for several years and in the modern-era of Eagles football, I can honestly say that the only opposing fans who get attacked PROVOKE it.
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Sorry, you’re wrong and I witnessed it first hand. Ask the 6-year old boy in the bathroom that was harassed by eagles fans because he was wearing opposing colors. While a few eagles fans and I came to his safety, most did not.

You’ve earned the reputation you have, it’s well deserved and you continue to wear it proudly like a badge of honor.

ANY Eagles Fan who comes on here and says how innocent they are are telling Bold Face Lies! The people who say its impossible to happen because of security etc leave out one important detail. The cops and security are the same as the fans. LOWLIFE creatures who crawl out from under their rocks on Sunday to berate and ridecule all who are in their way!! Remember, these are the same animals who pelted Santa Claus with Snowballs. Guess he too was wearing the wrong Colors.

Been to several games this season at the Linc, to include the Dallas game where we got whooped. There were many Dallas fans with jerseys on and I was shocked at how little these fans were getting harassed. Same with the Redskins game, there were many Redskins fans there and there were no issues. I say this guy is blowing it out of proportion, because we could honestly care less about the Lions. They have never, nor ever will be, considered a threat.

3 places you don’t wear your opposing jersey unless you have 5 or more buddies with you.

Philly
Cleveland
Oakland

Its not about rights, or courage, or team pride. Its about being smart. Same reason you don’t walk through a rough neighborhood with a clip of cash in your hand.

Be smart people.

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You’re wrong, and it’s hilarious that someone from BALTIMORE is commenting about violence in any other city.

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No my friend, your wrong. Violence in a city and violence at a stadium are two totally different things. Statistically Baltimore city and Detroit have more violence. But ask yourself, how many times have you heard of violence at ravens stadium compared to Cleveland or Philly?

Baltimore as a city is more violent, but your FOOTBALL FANS ARE MORE VIOLENT than ours.

Philadelphia…….
Same old same old.
This is why the football gods will NEVER allow the Eagles a Super Bowl victory,
Same goes with the ever so classy Viking fans.
Philly football fans…the lowest of the low.
With the Viking fans right behind them.
How many Super Bowl victories between them….do the math…..

I’ve had friends get spit on by Eagles fans at Philly. Although, I’d love to go to a game there, I’m not going to drive all that way and spend all that money just to get in a fist fight. I’ve been at more than a few opposing team’s stadiums and I’ve never had any trouble besides some ribbing. If some drunken fool ever spit on my wife at one of those games, I’d be the one going to jail, the perp would have to go to the hospital first.

I have attended NFL football games in approximately 16 -18 different stadiums over the years and I can say with any hesitation that the Philly fans were the worst. They were the most vulgar, confrontational, and obnoxious fans I ever saw. They went so far as to push aside a very pregnant woman because her husband was wearing the jersey of an opposing team.

nfl fan says:
Dec 10, 2013 7:16 PM
I’m an Eagles season ticket holder for several years and in the modern-era of Eagles football, I can honestly say that the only opposing fans who get attacked PROVOKE it.
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I was walking through the Linc parking lot with my wife at 10 AM and two staggering drunken Eagles fans started swearing at me an telling me they were going to beat me down for wearing a Dolphins shirt. I walked away for my wife’s sake, if I was with one of my friends I would have floored those guys. As drunk as they were I probally could have taken them myself. Stay classy Philly.

ws3rd, you are just making things up. I’ve been to many Eagles games. Worst I’ve seen is someone throw a bottle after being provoked, or someone on the receiving end of an “a-hole” chant. There are people from all walks of life there, including children. I’ve seen Eagles fans hanging with Steelers fans in parking lot, Cardinals fans, etc. As for intelligence, it’s the most informed and dedicated fan base in the league. It’s too bad people like you have baseless perceptions.

By the way, I attended 2012’s Eagles opener in Cleveland. Their fans were tough, but awesome. Sure, we got a few choice words thrown our way, but it was all in good fun. Made some friends in the lot before the game, too.

Don’t think it’s true? North catholic came to municipal stadium to play southeast catholic and south won the game. Anyone with a red north color on after the game was beat all the way down Broad street to Snyder subway. Anyone in a car leaving the game was pulled from car and beat. Car door locked, car overturned. Very ugly.

Eagles season ticket holder from 59′ – 71′. Watched anyone coming into Franklin field or the Vet with visiting team colors on sorry they came, especially Redskin fans. Giant fans were smarter. They traveled in numbers.

Born there and spent first 24 years of my life there. It’s a tough town bar none. Best visitors never wear colors. Problem solved.

Nothing worse than filthy & disgusting Philly sports fans, Flyer fans are filth, just like Eagle fans, just like Penn State filth who still to this day defend their filthy & disgusting culture of football.

They take pride in their filthy & disgusting subhuman ways, just look at all the scumbags that show up here defending their own crying it’s not true when the very well know it is.

i dont understand you people who are blaming the victim. who cares if the detroit fan provoked it or not. just because someone is asking for a beating doesnt mean we need to stoop to that level. unless the detroit fan physically assaulted the group of 5 guys…which i highly doubt…its just words being exchanged. too many losers in philly think they’re tough guys beating a guy down 5-1 but im sure they wouldnt do anything if it was 1:1. the only thing good about philly is the eagles, everything else including the people there are losers who will never get anywhere in life.

I was at this game in lions gear from head to toe. The people in my section gave me a hard time, but we’re never rude or violent about it. I did have several snowballs thrown at me from upper level seats, but I came out fine with no injuries. I find that as long as I am respectful to others, I get it in return.

I was at the Eagles vs Cardinals game 2 weeks ago. Guy directly in front of me had a Larry Fitzgerald jersey on. A few rows down was a fellow with a Giants jersey on…some good natured ribbing, but all smiles. If this is true, these people should be prosecuted and banned from the stadium for life. They are not, as we are lead to believe, indicative of all Eagles fans.

Okay. Listen, I am a diehard Philadelphia fan. This pisses me off that this happened for sure. I hate these people who think that doing this is okay. I feel sorry for the guy and wish him the best.

However, I am still confused at the accuracy of this story. For one, I have been going to games since I can remember. I am 23 years old, my family has been season ticket holders of the Eagles, Flyers, Sixers and Phillies since before I was born. The last fight that I witnessed was between two Birds fans in the parking lot two years ago, which was broken up in a matter of seconds. I know this because they both had Eagles jerseys on. I get to games early and often and I have not seen a fight in a loooong time. But fights happen no matter where you are, it’s never going to end. People drink. People act like morons. People are idiots.

Now, regarding the guy who was beat up. If he was constantly getting pelted with snowballs the entire game, that would have been broken up by the hundreds of security people, with at least one or two in each section. They don’t tolerate that stuff, trust me. On top of that, where he was beat up, there are cops there constantly. No matter what. It seems a bit off.

Philly fans get a bad rep, for sure, but especially in my section, the opposing fans and our section go back and forth, in a friendly way. Just because there are some bad people in this city DOES NOT apply to the ENTIRE city. Please get over the Santa incident, it happened so long ago it really sounds ridiculous when it gets brought up.

I just wish people outside of Philadelphia would stop acting like they know how everybody in Philly acts, just because of some idiots.

As the fan of another team, I still cant believe all the trash you guys are talkin to all eagles fans. Theres been much worse things that have happened elsewhere. No matter where you go, theres always gonna be some idiot who gets out of line.

Alot of you commentors do it on here too. Be a fan, you dont have to be fanatical. The exaggerated comments people make trying to be funny or whatever, just look foolish and are a waste of life to read.

How many times has someone served up some lame battery comment on an eagles thread, a ped or cheat comment on a hawks thread, a shooting comment on a niners thread, the list goes on.

Most people at any stadium are decent people. Lots of these comments are a reach.

As a Lions fans this seems fishy to me. I don’t know maybe he just lost a quick fight and wanted to blame someone. If the story is true, I’m sure there are witnesses who saw what happened and will testify for the man who was injured.

That being said, dude if you’re going to the game at a opposing team stadium by yourself. Maybe forget the Lions jersey next time.

I hate ignorance! most of you talking about Philly fans have never been to Philly! He says 6 fans ( out of the 50,000) that were there, so you attack the whole fan base!
People always talk about the snowballs (not batteries) at Santa, but does anyone know the whole story about that day (which was in 1968, get over it) ESPN doesn’t tell how that Santa was drunk ( know the story before commenting on it, ignorance is bliss)
I guess nothing goes on in any other NFL stadium!

Not sure how fans were throwing bottles at him when they don’t serve bottles at the stadium, something is off about this story…would not be surprised if the entire thing is made up for national attention. Philly is an easy scapegoat, who wouldn’t believe this? However, the police are probably going to find nothing because I don’t think it really happened. There may have been an altercation of sorts, but the guy has cut and swollen knuckles, maybe he just lost a fight.

For everyone saying this type of stuff happens “at every NFL stadium”…have you ever been to a Colts game? I’m not saying we don’t have our share of trouble, but the occasional fisticuffs is about as bad as it gets. No murders, assaults, battery throwing, etc. Go ahead and call us Midwest country folk, hicks, whatever. But I’ve been to plenty of Colts games, and the worst thing I usually see is someone giving crap to a visiting team’s fan and it’s usually good natured. I have seen things get ugly, but it’s usually two guys that have been drunk all day. I am not trying to be holier than thou, but don’t lump the Colts fanbase in with the Philly/Oakland/SF group. And if I am missing something, please provide me with a news story about any group of Colts fans attacking other fans, and I will stand corrected then.

The problem with fans in stadiums like Detroit and Philadelphia (in particular) is that the mob mentality loses sight of the separation between the team and the fan. While it is OK for players to get themselves psyched up with phrases like “this is our house”, and”bring the wood”. The fans adopt this attitude and similarly think its appropriate to bully visiting fans – why – cause “its our house”. It should start with management, flow through security, and eventually to a majority of fans who understand that a guy should be able to take his six year old on a road trip to watch their favorite NFL team play without being overwhelmed by foul language and flying objects. If fans really want to take ownership of their stadium, then they should demand civility from the minority of drunken fools who live vicariously through men who get paid lots of money to play a game.

Been to 30+ Colts games in the past 15 years and never felt unsafe. No wonder we pulled off the best cold weather Super Bowl of all time. The downtown is safe, game days are very well patrolled, stadium security is quick to get to issues with unruly fans in the stands…I wouldn’t dare show up to an Eagles game in my Colts gear. I went onto the Eagles message board before the Colts/Eagles game in 2010 just to talk football. I wasn’t trolling, just wanted to talk about the upcoming game. I got called every name in the book, and got death threats if I showed up at the game. I realize those were faceless keyboard tough guys, but it was on the OFFICIAL EAGLES MESSAGE BOARD! The franchise lets that crap go on without repercussions? Wow. I feel sad for the good Philly fans…

I am 41 and have been a diehard Philly fan my entire life. I am tired of a few bad apples giving the city a bad name. This happens after just about every NFL football game in just about every city, when someone wears the opposing teams jersey. Because it was Philly, it is a story. Philly fans are no worse than fans from any other city.

Word to the wise never, never ever go to an Eagles by yourself….ALWAYS go in numbers… I been to the Linc twice and we were 10+ deep both times…all decked out in Bengals gear…. Go deep and have the look of “dont try anything” and you will be fine…We had no problems other than some good natured ribbing back and forth…Although we had a couple ex LB’s and OL with us…LOL I hope they catch these idiots! And Eagles fans we know you all are not like this but man it still doesnt make you all look good…Time for cops wearing the opposing team jerseys up there..lol

I was at the GB-Philly playoff game in 2010-2011 & saw a 16-17 year old kid taking a leak in the bathroom wearing a Rodgers jersey, not bothering anyone, just going to the bathroom. The abuse that poor kid took was insane, he was barly allowed to leak. The barrage of names & threats the poor kid was subject to was out & out criminal. Philly fans are the NFL’s worst, bar none. Anyone that has been in that stadium in an opposing jersey will agree. Sad part is it’s been going on for years & the fans defend it by trying to say don’t come into our stadium in any other jersey or garb. Sick & sad is what it is!

There is another article out there in which it is reported that he did not go to the game alone…he went with a friend who left early due to the abuse they were taking in the stands. But as he says he wasn’t far behind the Eagles bench the in stadium cams should have caught incidents of snowball throwing, even if live cam operators didn’t see them real time. If it really happened there are some people that need to lose their season tickets.

In regards to the assault, some people that know the area better than I do note there is good police presence there…but in snowy conditions who knows just how visible the location was at that time?

The reality there are idiot fans in EVERY stadium but they do not represent the majority of fans in attendance.

WHy is everyone getting on Philly fans? It isn’t like they’ve stripped and broken the legs of a fan dressed as a mascot of the other team, or vomited on a little girl after their boorish behavior got them ejected! Oh wait, those things did happen

flavordave says:
Dec 10, 2013 6:23 PM
Funny but I was at the game and I didnt see those glorious beautiful fans throw any snowballs. In fact, we had a good time with some Lions fans in our section. It was a great game, memorable weather, and a good time with others. But of course if theres snow, the media needs to exploit it with made up stories to besmudge the NFLs most passionate fanbase. Shameful.

True or not, this happens at every stadium. I am a Packer fan, but the self-described best and most welcoming fanbase (I don’t agree with this by the way) are not welcoming. The Packers played the Lions during the last game of the Lions’ 0-16 season. The Packers went 6-10 that year. When the game was OUT OF REACH (it takes real guts to talk smack when you know your team is going to win), two idiots behind me started screaming “YOU SUCK!” at two Lions fans sitting in front of them, one of whom had a kid. One of the Lions fans politely turned around and calmly asked the guy why he was acting like a jerk and said “if you were in Detroit I would never treat you like this.” The response was priceless northern WI hillbilly. Imagine the accent:

“Never bin dare, dohn’t wanna go dare.”

My brother and I still say this to this day about restaurants, bars, ANYTHING.

The point of all this is that I hate going to games for this reason. I don’t drink anything but coffee when I attend games as I want to be ready when some guy starts a melee when someone says Rodgers doesn’t walk on water. Secondly, I never wear my colors to road games. It’s ridiculous, but the stupidity and absurdity of some NFL “fans” is so astronomical that I’d rather not have things thrown at me.